CN103019168A - Device control system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A device control system is capable of inhibiting reduction of processing efficiency of the whole device control system and increase in the machine cost while a computer giving operation instructions to a computer controlling a device machine to operate generates an unusual phenomenon. The device control system comprises a selecting member and a substitute instruction output member. When a second-layer computer on a first program is unusual, the selecting member provides manual operation to select a second-layer program executed by a second-layer computer whether to be executed by a first-later computer. The substitute instruction output member outputs substitute instructions according to selected selection information. The first-layer computer executes the second-layer program according to the substitute instruction outputted by substitute instruction output member.
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Technical field
The invention relates to apparatus control system, possess one or a plurality of equipment machine; Control one or a plurality of machine controller of the action of this equipment machine; One or a plurality of the 1st layer of computing machine, with in one or a plurality of this machine controller all or part of as the machine controller of oneself being responsible for, and carry out one or the plural number the 1st layer of program, in order to these machine controllers being sent the machine action command of relevant this equipment machine, and manage the result of the action of this equipment machine that this machine controller sends here; And the 2nd layer of single computing machine, carry out the 2nd layer of program, according to by making the requirement (job requirements) of the operation that this equipment machine moves to realize, make this necessary equipment machine action in order to process this job requirements, to one or a plurality of the 1st layer of computer export job instruction, and according to the result of the action of the 1st layer of this equipment machine that computing machine is sent here, manage the operation result of relevant this job requirements.
Background technology
Relevant apparatus control system is applicable to possess the logistics equipment of following equipment machine.These equipment machines, for example, automated warehouse possesses and article is shifted out or move into article storing canopy and the crane between itself; Classification chassis along the rail carry article of setting; Enter the outbound conveying belt, take out of taking out of between the point of implantation site article warehouse-in or outbound of implantation site point and classification chassis at the crane of this automated warehouse; And enter the shipment conveying belt, between the shipment location point of taking out of implantation site point and article of classification chassis, article are stocked up or shipment.
The apparatus control system of this logistics equipment possesses: computing machine (the 1st layer of computing machine), to the machine action command of the machine controller output relevant devices machine of the action of opertaing device machine, and executive routine (the 1st layer of program) comes the result of the action of the equipment machine that the handle machine controller sends here; And computing machine (the 2nd layer of computing machine), to the 1st layer of computer export job instruction, and executive routine (the 2nd layer of program) is managed the result of the action of the 1st layer of equipment machine that computing machine is sent here.
The 2nd layer of computing machine be for the 1st layer of computing machine needing for the processing operation instruction being responsible for the equipment machine of action, according to according to entering the outbound scheduling and fixed job requirements is come the output operation instruction.Then, the 1st layer of computing machine be according to this job instruction, the machine action command (for example, referring to Patent Document 1) of the machine controller output device machine of self-responsibility.
In the apparatus control system of the logistics equipment of patent documentation 1, the 1st layer of computing machine (control device of automated warehouse) is according to the job instruction from all the 2nd layer of computing machines (device controller) of management equipment, to the individual machine controller output device action command of the action of controlling each machine such as crane.Then, the 1st layer of computing machine is according to the result of the action from machine controller, the information of plural reception position of article storing section of the plural number of article storing canopy will be distributed to, the specific information (Item Management information) that goes out to be accommodated in the article of article storing section is managed in the identifying information corresponding link intrinsic with each article that are accommodated in reception position.This Item Management information sees through communication line and exports the 2nd layer of computing machine to, and the 2nd layer of identifying information that computing machine is intrinsic with article according to the information of this reception position makes the canopy data (at database data) of corresponding these information of link, carries out in library management.
The apparatus control system of the logistics equipment of above-mentioned patent documentation 1 is because have such structure composed, so even for example the 2nd layer of computing machine produces unusual, and after with unusual the generation before in the stored init states such as the data situation about recovering, the canopy data (at database data) that also can use in library management according to the Item Management data restructuring of the 1st layer of computer stored are so can promptly recover.
Yet, in this framework, although the 2nd layer of computing machine produces easy resuming operation of database data when it being recovered after unusual, but resume operation before finishing during, there is not device controller, must assign job instruction etc. to the 1st layer of computing machine artificially, and can't avoid all efficiency of movement of logistics equipment to descend.
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Patent documentation 1: Unexamined Patent 9-136705 communique
In the information handling system that computing machine forms, the computing machine that carries out certain processing when executive routine produces when unusual, the problem that can't continue in order to avoid processing that program that this computing machine carries out carries out can have computing machine (be called and use computing machine) and the computing machine (being called the standby computing machine) take the function that substitutes this computing machine as purpose only in the utilization.When using computing machine to produce when unusual, use computing machine transfer (failover) to the standby computing machine by this, make the standby computing machine inherit produce the processing that the unusual performed program of utilization computing machine is carried out, not needing under this kenel, to realize the Stop message disposal system without halt system.Thisly be called high availability gather together (clustering) without halt system.
Carry out in the situation that high availability gathers together, the mutual MA monitoring agency etc. that uses computing machine and the setting of standby intercomputer to be called HeartBeat carries out abnormality detection.Yet, during high availability is gathered together, MA monitoring agency may be thought the network hit that uses computing machine and standby intercomputer by mistake and use computing machine to produce unusually mutually, although so that use computing machine to operate normally, the standby computing machine is still started automatically by system, and so-called network partition symptom (split-brain syndrome) occurs.
In the apparatus control system shown in the above-mentioned patent documentation 1, the importing high availability is gathered together, in the situation of the 2nd layer of computing machine as the utilization computing machine, when thinking the network hit between the 2nd layer of computing machine and the standby computing machine by mistake the 2nd layer of computing machine generation unusually above-mentioned network partition symptom occurs, same the 2nd layer of computing machine of carrying out the 2nd layer of program becomes 2 existences, and probably can be to the action command of the 1st layer of computer export plural number.During like this to the job instruction of the 1st layer of computer export plural number, although the carrying of article finishes, also may again send identical carrying requirement, so that all operational paradigms of apparatus control system reduce.Because these reasons, in the apparatus control system, need to realize that Suppression network subregion symptom occurs really, and the reduction of the operational paradigm of suppression equipment machine without halt system.And during high availability gathers together, with respect to using computing machine, must possess and only use computing machine as the standby computing machine of purpose to substitute, therefore can improve equipment cost.
The present invention is because above-mentioned problem, and proposes a kind of apparatus control system, computing machine is set comes the output operation instruction to the computing machine of the action of opertaing device machine.This apparatus control system can produce at the computing machine of output operation instruction when unusual, and all treatment effeciencies of suppression equipment control system reduce, and the raising of suppression equipment cost.
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Reach the 1st feature of the apparatus control system of the present invention of above-mentioned purpose, comprising: one or the plural number equipment machine; One or the plural number machine controller, control the action of this equipment machine; One or the plural number the 1st layer of computing machine, with one or this machine controller of plural number in all or part of as own responsible machine controller, and carry out one or the plural number the 1st layer of program, in order to these machine controllers being sent the machine action command of relevant this equipment machine, and manage the result of the action of this equipment machine that this machine controller sends here; And the 2nd layer of single computing machine, carry out the 2nd layer of program, according to the job requirements by making this equipment machine move to realize, make this necessary equipment machine action in order to process this job requirements, to one or the plural number the 1st layer of computer export job instruction, and according to the result of the action of the 1st layer of this equipment machine that computing machine is sent here, manage the operation result of relevant this job requirements.Wherein one or the 1st layer of computing machine of plural number according to this job instruction, for this machine controller output device action command of one or plural number that the 1st layer of computing machine is responsible for, and carry out one or the 1st layer of plural program.And this apparatus control system also comprises: selected member, produce when unusual at the 2nd layer of computing machine, and provide manual operation to select the 2nd layer of the 2nd layer of performed program of computing machine whether to be carried out by the 1st layer of computing machine; And replacing the instruction output link, output replaces instruction, the 2nd layer of performed program of the 2nd layer of computing machine that unusually produces is used as replace object program and allow substitute carry out.Wherein this replacement instruction output link is exported this replacement instruction according to the selected selection information of this selected member, and this replacement object program is carried out in this replacement instruction that the 1st layer of computing machine exported according to this replacement instruction output link.
That is to say, the 2nd layer of computing machine produces when unusual, select whether to allow the 1st layer of computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of the 2nd layer of program that computing machine is performed with manual operation, the 1st layer of the 2nd layer of performed program of the 2nd layer of computing machine that computing machine comes execute exception to produce according to this selection information again.
Because seeing through manual operation, the user select whether to allow the 1st layer of computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of the 2nd layer of program that computing machine is performed, so can after confirming that the 2nd layer of computing machine produces unusual and the 2nd layer of the 2nd layer of performed program of computing machine can't carry out the state of its function, allow the 1st layer of computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of program.Therefore, although it is unusual to avoid the 2nd layer of computing machine not produce, system but because of some reason (for example, the reasons such as network generation hit of the 2nd layer of computing machine and the 1st layer of intercomputer) and the 2nd layer of computing machine of misidentification produces unusual, and then automatically make the 1st layer of computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of the 2nd layer of program that computing machine is performed, and cause the 2nd layer of computing machine and the 1st layer of computing machine both sides all in the situation of carrying out the 2nd layer of identical program.
If as mentioned above, the 2nd layer of computing machine all carried out the 2nd layer of identical program with the 1st layer of computing machine both sides, probably has the 1st layer of computing machine assigned the anxiety of again assigning job instruction behind the job instruction.Therefore, although must carry out the equipment machine release that the indicated operation of job instruction is processed, the machine action command that also may be given again identical operation makes the equipment machine running, and then causes all efficiency of movement of apparatus control system to reduce.But according to the 1st feature, because can avoid the 2nd layer of computing machine and the 1st layer of computing machine both sides to carry out the situation of the 2nd layer of identical program, so can suppress the situation that the 2nd layer of computing machine and the 1st layer of computing machine both sides repeat to assign job instruction, and then all treatment effeciencies of suppression equipment control system reduce.
And according to the 1st feature, the 2nd layer of computing machine produces when unusual, can allow the 1st layer of computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of program that the 2nd layer of computing machine carried out, that is to say, can allow the 1st layer of computer generation of originally apparatus control system use replace unusual the 2nd layer of computing machine that produces, therefore only do not need to prepare in addition to replace the 2nd layer of computing machine as the computing machine of purpose, so raising that can the suppression equipment cost.
In summary, according to the 1st feature, in the apparatus control system, be provided with the computing machine to the machine action command of machine controller output relevant devices machine, even the computing machine of output operation instruction produces when unusual, also can reduce by all treatment effeciencies of suppression equipment system, and the raising of suppression equipment cost.
The 2nd feature of apparatus control system of the present invention is to add outside above-mentioned the 1st feature, the 1st layer of computing machine of plural number be set to the replacement candidate computing machine that can carry out the 2nd layer of program more than 2, whether this selected member provides manual operation to select this replacement object program to be carried out by the one in this replacement candidate computing machine.
That is to say, because can from the 1st layer of computing machine more than 2, select to carry out the 1st layer of computing machine of the 2nd layer of program, so can suitably select processing power to have the 1st layer of computing machine of enough and to spare to replace carrying out the 2nd layer of program, provide availability high apparatus control system.
The 3rd feature of apparatus control system of the present invention is to add outside above-mentioned the 2nd feature, the 1st layer of computing machine comprises the high-performance computer with the processing power that can process simultaneously the 1st layer of program and the 2nd layer of program, and the low performance computing machine with the processing power that only can process the 1st layer of program, and this high-performance computer is set to this replacement candidate computing machine.
That is to say, when the 1st layer of computing machine can be comprised of the high-performance computer with the processing power that can process simultaneously the 1st layer of program and the 2nd layer of program and the low performance computing machine with the processing power that can only process the 1st layer of program, by selecting only high-performance computer to be set as replacement candidate computing machine, can suppress only to have the processing power of processing the 1st layer of program, in other words, can't process simultaneously the low performance computing machine of the 1st layer of program and the 2nd layer of program and carry out the 2nd layer of program, avoid all treatment effeciencies of device systems to descend.
The 4th feature of apparatus control system of the present invention is that above-mentioned the 1st～3 feature is added outside any one, also is provided with buffer component, the data of this job instruction of the 1st layer of computing machine of relaying and the 2nd layer of computer to computer communication and the data of this result of the action.Wherein this buffer component comes data transmission between the 1st layer of computing machine of relaying and the 2nd layer of computing machine according to the identifying information of distributing to respectively the 1st layer of computing machine and the 2nd layer of computing machine.This replacement instruction output link produces when unusual at the 2nd layer of computing machine, and the output identifying information is inherited instruction, and this identifying information of distributing to the 2nd layer of computing machine is inherited to the 1st layer of computing machine.
That is to say, buffer component comes the data transmission of relaying between them according to the identifying information (for example IP address or hostname) of distributing to the 1st layer of computing machine and the 2nd layer of computing machine, replace the instruction output link before output replaces instruction, export first identifying information and inherit instruction, the identifying information of the 2nd layer of computing machine distributing to unusual generation is inherited to the 1st layer of computing machine.Therefore, during performed the 2nd layer of program of the 2nd layer of computing machine that allows the 1st layer of computing machine execute exception produce, buffer component also can be with the data relay of the 2nd layer of reception that computing machine transmits unusually producing the 1st layer of computing machine to substitute.
Therefore, the 2nd layer of computing machine produces unusual and when allowing the 1st layer of computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of program that the 2nd layer of computing machine carry out, any the 2nd layer of program or the 1st layer of program do not need to change the identifying information of sending the destination of self-administered instruction and report data, therefore the apparatus control system that can provide framework to oversimplify.
The 5th feature of apparatus control system of the present invention is that above-mentioned the 1st～4 feature is added outside any one, also be provided with the monitoring computing machine, carry out the monitoring program, by one or the 1st layer of computing machine or the 2nd layer of information and the demonstration that computing machine is collected the operating state of relevant this equipment machine of plural number.This replaces instruction output link output 2nd generation for instruction, and this monitoring that unusually produces is replaced object program and allowed substitute carry out as 2nd generation with program with this performed monitoring of computing machine.This replaces the instruction output link according to the selected selection information of this selected member, and the 1st layer of this 2nd generation of computer export replaced instruction.
That is to say, when the monitoring computing machine that exists, carry out the monitoring program, in order to from one or the 1st layer of computing machine of plural number or the 2nd layer of computing machine collect under the information and situation about showing of operating state of relevant devices machine, this monitoring produces when unusual with computing machine, can allow the 1st layer of computing machine carry out this monitoring with the performed monitoring program of computing machine, therefore not need to prepare in addition special computing machine and replace monitoring to use computing machine, can cut down the construction cost of apparatus control system.
The 6th feature of apparatus control system of the present invention is that above-mentioned the 1st～5 feature is added outside any one, and this equipment machine is that the apparatus for handling goods with logistics equipment consists of.The 1st layer of computer management is in order to this machine controller of the action of controlling this apparatus for handling goods.All article carrying information of the 2nd layer of computer management logistics equipment.This job requirements is the article carrying requirement in the logistics equipment.
That is to say, the 2nd layer of computing machine of all article carrying information of management logistics equipment produces when unusual, and performed the 2nd layer of program of this 2nd layer of computing machine also can be replaced carrying out by the 1st layer computing machine of management in order to the machine controller of controlling the apparatus for handling goods action.Therefore all treatment effeciencies of apparatus control system that can the mortifier flow device reduce, and the apparatus for handling goods of logistics equipment is suitably operated.
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Fig. 1 is all planimetric maps of logistics equipment;
Fig. 2 is function square and the network connection thereof of display device management system;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the processing when replacing execution;
Fig. 4 a to Fig. 4 b is the display frame of selected member;
Fig. 5 a to Fig. 5 b is the display frame of selected member;
Fig. 6 is the replacement constitutional diagram of program;
Fig. 7 is the replacement constitutional diagram of program.
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1～logistics equipment; 2～article storing canopy;
3～walking track; 4～walking track;
5～the section of stocking up (conveying belt of stocking up);
6～shipment section (shipment conveying belt); The 10～1st layer of computing machine;
10a～responsible the 1st layer of computing machine of used for conveyer belt;
10b～be responsible for crane is with the 1st layer of computing machine;
The 11～1st layer of program;
11a～responsible the 1st layer of program of used for conveyer belt;
11b～be responsible for crane is with the 1st layer of program;
The 20～2nd layer of computing machine; The 21～2nd layer of program;
25～database program; 30～monitoring computing machine;
31～monitoring program; 43～service changeover program;
44～message ranker; 50～classification chassis;
50C～assorting table vehicle controller; 51～crane;
51C～crane controller; 52～enter the outbound conveying belt;
52a～canopy side enters the outbound location point;
52b～chassis side enters the outbound location point;
52C～enter outbound conveyor belt control device; 53～enter the shipment conveying belt;
53C～enter shipment conveyor belt control device; B～article;
C～machine controller; J～automated warehouse;
L～communication line; S0～chassis article sensor;
S1, S2a, S2b, S5, S6～article identification sensor;
W1～messagewindow; W2～selection window.
Embodiment
Illustrate with reference to the accompanying drawings that below apparatus control system of the present invention is applicable to the situation of logistics equipment 1.
This logistics equipment 1 possesses the automated warehouse J that is comprised of article storing canopy 2 and crane 51 as shown in Figure 1; This automated warehouse J has between crane 51, receive and grant article B enter outbound conveying belt 52; Enter shipment conveying belt 53 as the section of stocking up 5 that article B is stocked up by the outside or shipment to outside shipment section 6; And along walking track 4 walking freelies and entering outbound conveying belt 52 and the classification chassis 50 that enter 53 of shipment conveying belt mounting and carry article.
One end of walking track 3 arranges the ground side controller 51h of the action of control crane 51.Be provided with not illustrated moving body side controller on the walking carriage of crane 51.Can see through on the ground infrared ray etc. between side controller 51h and the moving body side controller freely intercoms mutually.Side controller 51h and moving body side controller consist of crane controller 51C on the ground.
The other article identification sensor S1 that is provided with the identifying information (being recorded in the information of bar code or IC label etc.) that reads article of the shifting apparatus of crane 51, the information that reads can be inputted crane controller 51C.
Enter outbound conveying belt 52 and possess the canopy side and enter outbound location point 52a, be and crane 51 between can carry out the end of article storing canopy 2 sides of article transfer; And the chassis side enters outbound location point 52b, be and classification chassis 50 between can carry out the end of walking track 4 horizontal lateral side of the classification chassis 50 of article transfer.Enter outbound conveying belt 52 and control its action by entering outbound conveyor belt control device 52C.
The canopy side enters outbound location point 52a and the chassis side enters article identification sensor S2a, the S2b that outbound location point 52b is respectively arranged with the identifying information (being recorded in the information of bar code or IC label etc.) that reads article.
Enter shipment conveying belt 53 and possess the conveying belt of stocking up 5, as the section of stocking up of the article B that stocked up by the outside, and shipment conveying belt 6, as the shipment section that article B shipment is extremely outside.The conveying belt 5 of stocking up is controlled by entering shipment conveyor belt control device 53C with 6 other actions of shipment conveying belt.And enter article identification sensor S5, the S6 that article carrying direction upstream side end on the goods conveying belt 5 and the article carrying direction upstream side end on the shipment conveying belt 6 are provided with the identifying information (being recorded in the information of bar code or wireless IC label etc.) that reads article B.
That is to say, as the crane 51 of equipment machine, enter outbound conveying belt 52, enter shipment conveying belt 53, and classification chassis 50 and corresponding each equipment machine arrange, as the crane controller 51C of the machine controller C of opertaing device machine action, enter outbound conveyor belt control device 52C, enter shipment conveyor belt control device 53C, and assorting table vehicle controller 50C.
Machine controller C is such as being made of microcontroller etc., and the communication interface that sees through string type interface or infrared communication interface etc. between each equipment machine receives and grant data.And communication interface is not limited to the above, can utilize various interface in the scope that can guarantee real-time.
Apparatus control system possesses as shown in Figure 2: the machine controller C of plural number; One or a plurality of the 1st layer of computing machine 10, with all or part of machine controller be responsible for as oneself among the machine controller C, carry out one or the 1st layer of program 11 of plural number, in order to the machine action command of these machine controllers C being sent the relevant devices machine and the result of the action of this equipment machine that handle machine controller C sends here; And the 2nd layer of single computing machine 20, carry out the 2nd layer of program 21, according to by making the requirement (job requirements) of the operation that equipment machine moves to realize, for processing operation requires to make necessary equipment machine action, to one or a plurality of the 1st layer of computing machine 10 output operation instruction, and manage the operation result of relevant job requirements according to the result of the action of the 1st layer of equipment machine that computing machine 10 is sent here.
One or a plurality of the 1st layer of computing machine 10 according to the 2nd layer of job instruction that computing machine 20 is sent here, for one or a plurality of machine controller C output device action command that the 1st layer of computing machine 10 is responsible for, carry out one or a plurality of the 1st layer of program 11.
And apparatus control system be provided with one or a plurality of monitoring with computing machine 30, carry out monitoring with program 31, collect from one or the information of the operating state of the relevant devices machine of a plurality of the 1st layer of computing machine 10 or the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 and being shown.
Below, the machine controller C of constitution equipment control system, the 1st layer of computing machine 10, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 and attach in the monitoring of this apparatus control system with the framework of computing machine 30 be connected meeting and illustrate with Fig. 2.One example of Fig. 2 devices illustrated control system, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 can be more than 1 or 3, monitoring can be more than 2 with computing machine 30.
As shown in Figure 2, machine controller C, the 1st layer of computing machine 10, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, and monitoring see through network interface with computing machine 30 and connect each other with communication line L.Communication line L for example consists of with the LAN of starlike topology, utilizes TCP/IP to communicate.
About the LAN section, if machine controller C, the 1st layer of computing machine 10, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, and monitoring can communicate with one another with computing machine 30, do not need computing machine that Fig. 2 puts down in writing all at same section.
Among Fig. 2, the structure of the 1st layer of computing machine 10 for example comprises to be responsible for into the responsible crane of the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of responsible used for conveyer belt of outbound conveying belt and responsible crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b.
In the present embodiment, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 also is provided with the 1st layer of computing machine being responsible for classification chassis 50 and is responsible for into the 1st layer of computing machine of shipment conveying belt 53 etc., because identical with the structure of the 1st layer of computing machine 10b with the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of responsible used for conveyer belt and responsible crane, description will be omitted.
Be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt and be responsible for crane can adopt non-special uses such as personal computer or PC server with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b more cheap computing machine.Be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt and be responsible for crane to possess CPU, primary memory, hard disk, display, keyboard, indicator device (mouse) etc. with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, and be provided with network interface.
Be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt and be responsible for crane being separately installed with into the 1st layer of program 11a of responsible used for conveyer belt of outbound used for conveyer belt and responsible crane with the 1st layer of program 11b with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, add, the 2nd layer of program 21, the 2nd layer of program 21 employed database program 25, as selected member described later and the service changeover program 43 that replaces the instruction output link, as the message ranker 44 of buffer component described later and monitoring with program 31.
Be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt (when namely replacing carrying out the program that other computing machine should carry out) when usual running, can from mounted said procedure, carry out and be responsible for the 1st layer of program 11a of used for conveyer belt, reach service changeover program 43.
Be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b when the usual running, can be from mounted said procedure, carry out be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of program 11b, serve changeover program 43, reach message ranker 44.
The 2nd layer of computing machine 20 can use than the 1st layer of high computing machine of computing machine 10 processing poweies.Here said processing power refers to the relative concept by institute's standards such as access speed of the computing velocity of CPU, hard disk.The 2nd layer of computing machine 20 can be installed above-mentioned the 2nd layer of program 21 and the 2nd layer of program 21 employed database program 25, add, service changeover program 43, message ranker 44, monitoring with program 31, be responsible for the 1st layer of program 11a of used for conveyer belt, and be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of program 11b.
The 2nd layer of computing machine 20 can from mounted said procedure, be carried out the 2nd layer of program 21, database program 25, be reached service changeover program 43 when usual running.
Monitoring can be used processing power and the 1st layer of computing machine 10 same degree or lower computing machine with computing machine 30.Monitoring uses computing machine 30 meetings monitoring to be installed with program 31, adds, and serves changeover program 43, message ranker 44, reaches and be responsible for the 1st layer of program 11a of used for conveyer belt.
Monitoring uses computing machine 30 when usually operating, and can from mounted said procedure, carry out monitoring program 31, reach and serve changeover program 43.
Then, the processing that is installed on the 1st layer of computing machine 10, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 or monitors each program execution of using computing machine 30 is described.
Specifically, the 1st layer of whole computing machines and the 2nd layer of computing machine are to carrying out the computing machine (hereinafter referred to as " message ranker object computer ") of message ranker 44, namely be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, send above-mentioned job instruction data and the result of the action data.After responsible crane is received job instruction data and the result of the action data with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, it is stored in the message formation of message ranker 44.
In addition, the above-mentioned job instruction data and the result of the action data that are stored, for switch the required time can with the quite short time as setting-up time,, deleted by the message formation later at setting-up time in the message formation in the setting-up time storage.
The 2nd layer of job requirements (such as " 10 commodity α of shipment are to client A " etc.) that program 21 produces according to its upper input link or system, and take the IP address of distributing to the computing machine of carrying out message ranker (be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b) for the transmission address, send the work data related data (being called the job instruction data) of indicating article carrying.The job instruction data by the carrying primary position (From data) of the identifying information that is handled upside down article (article ID), these article, and the carrying target location (To data) of these article consisted of.The responsible crane that receives the job instruction data with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b by message described later ranker 44, with the job instruction data storing in being formed on the message formation of responsible crane with the internal memory field of the 1st layer of computing machine 10b.
Be responsible for performed the 1st layer of program 11a of responsible used for conveyer belt of the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt and will be responsible for that crane sends with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, the job instruction data that are stored in the message formation of message ranker 44 are used as job instruction, according to arriving at sequential processes.That is to say, when making necessary equipment machine action for processing operation requires, can be according to job instruction to machine controller C output device action command.
The job instruction that the job instruction data consist of can see through with 1 or a plurality of realization the in the equipment machine of the plural number kind of logistics equipment 1, and therefore 1 job instruction data can be controlled the equipment machine that the 1st layer of plural computing machine 10 is responsible for oneself.
Specifically, the job instruction data have in the content situation of " the article B of article ID β is carried to shipment section 6 by certain article storing section of article storing canopy 2 ", at first the responsible crane of crane 51 usefulness makes the article B of article ID β enter outbound location point 52a by the canopy side that article storing section is carried to into outbound conveying belt 52 with the 1st layer of program 11b machine action command that output is moved crane 51 to crane controller 51C.
When crane 51 transfers load to the article B of article ID β canopy side into outbound conveying belt 52 and enters outbound location point 52a, crane controller 51C enters outbound location point 52a by being arranged at the canopy side article identification sensor S2a reads the article ID of article, these article ID is transmitted the 1st layer of program 11a of responsible used for conveyer belt that feeds outbound conveying belt 52 usefulness.
Be responsible for the 1st layer of program 11a of used for conveyer belt when the article ID that receives from crane controller 51C is the article ID β of the indicated carrying of job instruction data, output will load and enter outbound location point 52a in the article B that enters outbound conveying belt 52 by the canopy side and be carried to the machine action command that the chassis side enters outbound location point 52b, carry article B to carrying the target location.
When article B arrival chassis side enters outbound location point 52b, enter the article ID that outbound conveyor belt control device 52C enters outbound location point 52b by being arranged at the chassis side article identification sensor S2b reads article, then this ID is sent to 11, the 1 layers of program 11 of the 1st layer of program and be responsible for carrying the classification chassis 50 of article B.
Thus, until the article B of the indicated article ID β of job instruction data arrives the carrying target location, article are carried to the state of own responsible machine controller C the 1st layer of computing machine 10 output operation instruction.
And each machine controller C is for the operation of processing operation director data indication after finishing necessary operation, report with its result of the action, the intrinsic identification number of job instruction data namely, and expression is sent to the 1st layer of computing machine 10 carrying out the 1st layer of program 11 being responsible for oneself to the data (hereinafter referred to as the result of the action data) of release that should the job instruction data.
Each the 1st layer of program 11 will be distributed to the IP address of the computing machine of carrying out message ranker (be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b) as the transmission address, send the result of the action data of receiving from machine controller C.
The responsible crane that receives the result of the action, and is sent to the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 that is set as the supply destination the message formation of the result of the action data storing in message ranker 44 with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b.The 2nd layer of program 21 carrying out at the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 processed by the computing machine of carrying out message ranker according to storage sequence and supplied with, and is stored in the result of the action data of the message formation of message ranker 44.
Specifically, after the 2nd layer of program 21 received the result of the action data, the database program 25 that indication and the 2nd layer of program 21 are carried out at same computing machine upgrades the corresponding related database of the result of the action data that the identiflication number of job instruction data and machine controller C are transmitted at any time.Then the 2nd layer of program 21 be by with reference to above-mentioned database, can know that to processing that should the job instruction data be the carrying action of finishing to which equipment machine.
Monitoring is carried out with computing machine 30 (server) with the monitoring that is arranged at 1 of system (or plural platform) with program 31.The monitoring of plural number platform can be connected to monitor with the end end uses computing machine 30, and the statistics of program 31 processing etc. is used in monitoring with the last display monitoring of end.Monitoring with program 31 from machine controller C, the 1st layer of program 11, and one or the plural person of the 2nd layer of program 21 collect information, therefore the state of part or all of energy watch-dog machine or apparatus control system.Give an example, monitoring can with as relevant information or its MTBF (mean down time interval) of the operating position of the crane 51 of equipment machine or classification chassis 50 or enter the various information such as failure message of outbound conveying belt 52, be shown in monitoring last with end with the display device of computing machine 30 or monitoring with program 31.
Specifically, the background enforcement division carried out by background of service changeover program 43 and demonstration information are consisted of to user and the User's Interface section that allows the user input instruction.Service changeover program 43 is installed in 1 or a plurality of computing machine, the computing machine of installing can be the 1st layer of computing machine 10 of constitution equipment control system, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, and monitoring with any one or plural person in the computing machine 30, or belong to a network together with above-mentioned computing machine, other computing machine that can communicate by letter mutually (server categorys such as mail server, archives service device or professional end end etc.).
Whereby, before identifying information is inherited instruction output with the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 between the data transmitted, can after identifying information is inherited instruction output, transfer to and by transmission between the 1st layer of computing machine 10 of the IP address of the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 of succession.Therefore, the computing machine that consists of this equipment management system not should be noted that the change of the transmitting-receiving destination computing machine before and after replacing, and just can carry out the transmission transmitting-receiving of information.
The background enforcement division can start as backdrop procedure at the computer starting that service changeover program 43 is installed simultaneously.And service changeover program 43 is sent the initiate notification data to the whole computing machines that start service changeover program 43 are arranged every setting-up time (for example 5 seconds) after startup, informs that oneself starts.The initiate notification data are sent by the UDP multileaving.Then, the background enforcement division of service changeover program 43 is upgraded the startup computer-list according to the initiate notification data that receive.Starting computer-list is to manage execution to serve starting or stoping of the computing machine of changeover program 43 (hereinafter referred to as service changeover program object computer).
User's Interface section does not carry out when usual running, but the enabled instruction (such as clickable icon etc.) that sees through the user starts.Shown in Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b, Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b, when User's Interface section starts, display show info window W1, messagewindow W1 can show the starting state complete list of carrying out the computing machine of service changeover program about each to the user.Fig. 4 a show to be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt, be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, and the monitoring state of computing machine 30 (server 1～server 4) regular event.It is unusual that Fig. 4 b shows that the responsible crane of crane 51 usefulness produces with the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 (server 1), and the 2nd layer of state that program 21 stops.
That is to say, service changeover program 43 possesses: selected member, and when 20 generations of the 2nd layer of computing machine are unusual, select the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 the 2nd layer of performed program 21 whether to allow the 1st layer of computing machine 10 carry out with manual operation; And replace the instruction output link, according to the selected selection information of selected member, output replaces instruction, makes to produce the 2nd layer of performed program 21 of the 2nd layer of unusual computing machine 20 as replacing object program.
The picture change figure of following process flow diagram according to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b, Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b illustrates that the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 produces unusual and the 2nd layer of program 21 stops in the situation, until make other computing machine carry out the 2nd layer of work flow till the program 21.
As shown in Figure 3, the user learns that because alarm shows the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 produces unusual and the 2nd layer of program 21 stops, so start the User's Interface section of service changeover program 43, shows the messagewindow W1 (#1) shown in Fig. 4 b this moment.
Messagewindow W1 shows " end " button, and after the state of upper each computing machine of messagewindow W1 is all confirmed, and judgement does not need to tackle in the situation of processing, can end of output instruction (#2).
When #2 did not select to finish, service changeover program 43 was in the state of the instruction input of the computing machine of waiting for the designated treatment object.
In this embodiment, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 arranges 2, and these 2 the 1st layer of computing machines 10 are set to and replace the candidate computing machine.
If in messagewindow W1, specify the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 (such as with rectangular area and the click the mouse left button etc. of cursor movement to corresponding the 2nd layer of computing machine 20), shown in Fig. 5 a, selection window W2 appears in picture, selection window W2 shows the computing machine of carrying out the 2nd layer of program 21 that gets according to starting information that computer-list manages, and provide manual operation to select which platform computing machine to carry out and be responsible for the 2nd layer of program 21 (that is to say the computing machine that selection will be used for replacing).
Selection window W2 will be set as 2 the 1st layer of computing machines (namely be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt and be responsible for reusing the 1st layer of computing machine 10b) that replace the candidate computing machine and show as selectable computing machine.Then provide manual operation to come free selection will allow which platform computing machine carry out to replace object program (#3～#5).
Among Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b, Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b, with messagewindow W1 show 2 the 1st layer of computing machines 10,1 the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, and 1 monitoring with computing machine 30, the information of 4 computing machines is example altogether, but above-mentioned messagewindow W1 can switch to show the more information of multicomputer by rolling or the page of displaying contents.
In selection window W2, select input as the server 2 that replaces computing machine (namely be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b) and press " determining " key, service changeover program 43 the 2nd layer of program 21 that the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 is performed be as replacing object program, and output replaces instruction to make being responsible for crane carrying out (#6, #7) with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b.At this moment, consider in the 2nd layer of performed situation that program 21 does not suitably stop of the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 of unusual generation, can wish physically with the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 and network detach (such as pulling out LAN line etc.).
Can come the output operation instruction to each the 1st layer of computing machine 10 with the 1st layer of performed message ranker 44 stored job instruction data in the message formation of computing machine 10b and be responsible for crane according to being responsible for crane with the 1st layer of performed the 2nd layer of program 21 of computing machine 10b.
In the situation that monitoring produces unusual with computing machine 30, when step # 3 selects monitoring with computing machine 30, selection window W2 shows can carry out program 31 is used in monitoring with computing machine 30 performed monitoring computing machine, and provide manual operation to select arbitrary computing machine to carry out monitoring with program 31 (that is to say the computing machine that selection will be used for replacing) (#3～5).Then, as mentioned above, at selection window W2, select input replacement computing machine and press " determining " key, service changeover program 43 exports halt instruction to monitoring computing machine 30, monitoring is stopped with program 31 with computing machine 30 performed monitoring, then will monitor and use computing machine 30 performed monitoring to use program 31 as the replacement object program, and the output 2nd generation makes the replacement computing machine carry out (#6, #7) for instruction.
After the processing of #7 finished, service changeover program 43 can be got back to the processing of #2.This must repeat the processing several of #3～#7 when being unusual because of the 1st layer of computing machine 10 generations of plural number, and the number of times that repeats equals unusually to produce the number of the 1st layer of computing machine 10, so just finish User's Interface section in the time of can pressing " end " key at #2.
The pattern of the replacement instruction that service changeover program 43 is indicated then, is described according to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7.Fig. 6 is the illustrated replacement kenel of the process flow diagram of key diagram 3 and Fig. 4 a, Fig. 4 b, Fig. 5 a and Fig. 5 b, show when the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 at this to produce when unusual, come the situation of the 2nd layer of performed program 21 of the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 of execute exception generation to be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b.
Fig. 7 shows when the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 and monitoring and produces when unusual with computing machine 30, carries out as the 2nd layer of program 21 that replaces object program with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b and monitors the program 31 of using to be responsible for crane.
Thus, apparatus control system according to the present embodiment, when the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 generation are unusual, whether select to carry out the 2nd layer of performed program 21 of the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 by the 1st layer of computing machine 10 with manual operation, can descend by all treatment effeciencies of suppression equipment control system, and utilize employed the 1st layer of computing machine 10 of apparatus control system originally to come the 2nd layer of performed program 21 of the 2nd layer of computing machine that execute exception produces 20, do not need to prepare to replace in addition the computing machine of usefulness, therefore the apparatus control system that can provide a kind of suppression equipment cost to improve.
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(1) in above-described embodiment, replace the output of instruction output link to replace in the situation of instruction, in order to stop to produce the 2nd performed program 21 of the 2nd layer of unusual computing machine 20, and to the 20 output halt instructions of the 2nd layer of computing machine, but in addition, can check that also whether the 2nd layer of program 21 stops, and shows check result again.
(2) in the above embodiments, message ranker 44 will distribute to the IP address of the 1st layer of computing machine 10 and the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 as identifying information, and according to the data transmission of IP address relaying between them, when 20 generations of the 2nd layer of computing machine are unusual, output identification inherited information makes the 1st layer of computing machine 10 inherit the IP address of distributing to the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, but in addition, also can be with host name as identifying information, and according to the data transmission between the 1st layer of computing machine 10 of host name relaying and the 2nd layer of computing machine 20, when 20 generations of the 2nd layer of computing machine were unusual, output identification inherited information made the 1st layer of computing machine 10 inherit the host name of distributing to the 2nd layer of computing machine 20.
Again in the above-described embodiments, service changeover program 43 is according to replacing instruction, start and be installed on the substitute generation of computers for after the object program, also reallocated to the network interface of substitute computing machine as imaginary IP address in the IP address of distributing to unusual generation computing machine, but in addition, also host name can be used as identifying information, be installed on the substitute generation of computers for after the object program in startup, the host name of distributing to unusual generation computing machine is reallocated to the substitute computing machine.
(3) in above-described embodiment, replace the exportable 2nd generation of instruction output link for instruction, carry out for object program as 2nd generation with program 31 with the monitoring of computing machine 30 execution producing unusual monitoring, but also can not use program 31 as replacing object program monitoring.
(4) in above-described embodiment, when article B arrives the end side location point of equipment machine carrying, article ID is sent to the 1st layer of program 11 of the machine controller C of the equipment machine of being responsible for follow-up carrying, under this kenel, move in order for the equipment machine of carrying initial position till carry the target location from job instruction, the 1st layer of program 11 output device action command are to machine controller C, but in addition, machine controller C also can be to the release of the 1st layer of program 11 reporting facility machine being responsible for oneself, the 1st layer of program 11 of the equipment machine that 11 pairs of responsible next ones of the 1st layer of program will move sent carrying and begun requirement and notify and begin to carry article B, makes between the 1st layer of program transmission of information under this kenel.
(5) in above-described embodiment, the machine controller C output device action command of 10 pairs of 1 kinds of the 1st layer of computing machine, but in addition, 1 the 1st layer of computing machine 10 can be to the machine controller C output device action command of plural kind.As such example, possesses crane 51, enter outbound conveying belt 52, only have in the apparatus control system of the action of the depot equipment machine of classification chassis 50 etc. the situation of 1 the 1st layer of computing machine 10 such as control.In the situation that this framework, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 be according to the instruction of the job instruction data that receive, to crane controller 51C, enter outbound conveyor belt control device 52C, assorting table vehicle controller 50C sequentially sends instruction.
(6) in the above embodiments, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 is comprised of 2 computing machines that omit with ability, and see through selection approach these 2 the 1st layer of computing machines 10 of artificial selection be provided one of them carry out the 2nd layer of program, but in addition, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 can be comprised of the high-performance computer with the processing power that can process simultaneously the 1st layer of program 11 and the 2nd layer of program 21 and the low performance computing machine with the processing power that can only process the 1st layer of program 11, and high-performance computer is set as replaces the candidate computing machine.By such framework, when the 1st layer of computing machine 10 realized with high-performance computer and low performance computing machine, can avoid carrying out the 2nd layer of program with the low performance computing machine and cause all treatment effeciencies of device systems to descend.
(7) in the above embodiments, illustrated that equipment of the present invention control is the framework that is applicable to logistics equipment 1, but in addition, equipment control of the present invention is also applicable on the production line for example.That is to say and to be, equipment machine is the various process units formations with production line, the 1st layer of computing machine 10 is used for managing the machine controller C of the action of production control device, the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 be used for managing production all article carrying information of device, job requirements then is the production requirement of the article of production equipment.
(8) in the above embodiments, communication line L consists of with the LAN of starlike topology, and utilizes TCP/IP to communicate, but the invention is not restricted to this framework.For example, topology network can be row's type topology or go back the type topology, and the agreement of network also can be used agreement alone.
(9) in the above embodiments, carry out message ranker 44 to be responsible for crane with the 1st layer of computing machine 10b, but the invention is not restricted to this framework.For example, available other the 1st layer of computing machine 10 (be responsible for the 1st layer of computing machine 10a of used for conveyer belt etc.) or the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 etc. carried out, but carries out the computing machine Set arbitrarily of message ranker 44.In this situation, when the computing machine of carrying out message ranker 44 produces when unusual, except shown in above-mentioned embodiment, making the computing machine of substitute replaces by the replacement instruction of exporting of service changeover program 43, predefined stand-by computer is replaced etc., be applicable to various frameworks.
(10) in the above embodiments, when considering that unusual the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 practiced the 2nd layer of program 2 of generation suitably do not stop, can artificially the 2nd layer of computing machine 20 be separated with network physical ground, but in addition, replace in the situation of instruction as service changeover program 43 outputs that replace the instruction output link, in order to stop the 2nd layer of performed program 21 of unusual the 2nd layer of computing machine that produces 20, also can be to the 20 output halt instructions of the 2nd layer of computing machine.
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1. an apparatus control system is characterized in that, comprising:
One or the plural number equipment machine;
One or the plural number machine controller, control the action of this equipment machine;
One or the plural number the 1st layer of computing machine, with one or this machine controller of plural number in all or part of as own responsible machine controller, and carry out one or the plural number the 1st layer of program, in order to these machine controllers being sent the machine action command of relevant this equipment machine, and manage the result of the action of this equipment machine that this machine controller sends here; And
The 2nd layer of single computing machine, carry out the 2nd layer of program, according to the job requirements by making this equipment machine move to realize, make this necessary equipment machine action in order to process this job requirements, to one or the plural number the 1st layer of computer export job instruction, and according to the result of the action of the 1st layer of this equipment machine that computing machine is sent here, manage the operation result of relevant this job requirements
Wherein one or the 1st layer of computing machine of plural number according to this job instruction, for this machine controller output device action command of one or plural number that the 1st layer of computing machine is responsible for, and carry out one or the 1st layer of plural program,
And this apparatus control system also comprises:
Whether selected member produces when unusual at the 2nd layer of computing machine, provide manual operation to select the 2nd layer of the 2nd layer of performed program of computing machine to be carried out by the 1st layer of computing machine; And
Replace the instruction output link, output replaces instruction, the 2nd layer of performed program of the 2nd layer of computing machine that unusually produces is used as replace object program and allow substitute carry out,
Wherein this replacement instruction output link is exported this replacement instruction according to the selected selection information of this selected member, and this replacement object program is carried out in this replacement instruction that the 1st layer of computing machine exported according to this replacement instruction output link.
2. apparatus control system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the 1st layer of computing machine of plural number be set to the replacement candidate computing machine that can carry out the 2nd layer of program more than 2,
Whether this selected member provides manual operation to select this replacement object program to be carried out by the one in this replacement candidate computing machine.
3. apparatus control system according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, the 1st layer of computing machine comprises the high-performance computer with the processing power that can process simultaneously the 1st layer of program and the 2nd layer of program, and the low performance computing machine with the processing power that only can process the 1st layer of program, and this high-performance computer is set to this replacement candidate computing machine.
4. apparatus control system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also is provided with buffer component, the data of this job instruction of the 1st layer of computing machine of relaying and the 2nd layer of computer to computer communication and the data of this result of the action,
Wherein this buffer component comes data transmission between the 1st layer of computing machine of relaying and the 2nd layer of computing machine according to the identifying information of distributing to respectively the 1st layer of computing machine and the 2nd layer of computing machine,
This replacement instruction output link produces when unusual at the 2nd layer of computing machine, and the output identifying information is inherited instruction, and this identifying information of distributing to the 2nd layer of computing machine is inherited to the 1st layer of computing machine.
5. the described apparatus control system of each claim according to claim 1～4, it is characterized in that, also be provided with the monitoring computing machine, carry out the monitoring program, by one or the 1st layer of computing machine of plural number or the 2nd layer of computing machine collect relevant this equipment machine operating state information and show
This replaces instruction output link output 2nd generation for instruction, and this monitoring that unusually produces is replaced object program and allowed substitute carry out as 2nd generation with program with this performed monitoring of computing machine,
This replaces the instruction output link according to the selected selection information of this selected member, and the 1st layer of this 2nd generation of computer export replaced instruction.
6. apparatus control system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this equipment machine is the apparatus for handling goods formation with logistics equipment,
The 1st layer of computer management be in order to this machine controller of the action of controlling this apparatus for handling goods,
All article carrying information of the 2nd layer of computer management logistics equipment,
This job requirements is the article carrying requirement in the logistics equipment.
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